The federal court of Ethiopia on Thursday passed death sentence against a former member of the radical Somali Al-Itihad Al-Islamiya group for committing terrorist acts during mid 1990s State ministry of justice said in a statement.

ሕገመንግስቱንና ሕገመነግስታዊ ሥርአቱን በኃይልና በትጥቅ አመጽ ለመጣል ተሳትፈዋል ተብለው በፌዴራል አቃቤ ሕግ ክስ ከተመሰረተባቸው 40 ተከሳሾች መካከል አመስቱ በሞት፣ 33ቱ በእድሜ ልክ፣ 2ቱ ደግሞ በ10 አመት ፅኑ እስራት እንዲቀጡ የፌዴራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ትናንት ወሰነ፡፡

Recommendation presented by the Ethiopian Pardon Board to the country's president to grant pardon to ten leaders and members of the former Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) party was approved while pardon granted earlier to four others was lifted, the Ministry of Justice said.

The Ethiopian Federal High Court this week passed guilty verdicts against 27 defendants charged with plotting to kill senior officials and overthrow the government. Those found guilty belong to the Ginbot-7 group, founded and led by former Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD – a major opposition party) senior figure Berhanu Nega (PhD).

SOS - Children who live on the streets have long reported being routinely abused, verbally and physically, by police officers. In some countries police have deliberately killed street children as part of ‘social cleansing’ operations. In Ethiopia, to help improve the situation, police trainers have been trained in child rights and child protection, with a particular focus on street children.

The Church has been called to introduce reconciliation, justice and peace training in formation and pay serious attention in the design of formation in order to produce religious who can be true witnesses to reconciliation, justice and peace.

The Federal Supreme Court and ZTE, a Chinese Company here on Friday signed grant agreement amounting to over 220,000 USD to connect courts through video conferencing system and expanding services.

ICN - Bishops from Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Libya, Nigeria, DR Congo, South Africa and Angola addressed the fourth meeting of the ongoing Africa Synod in Rome yesterday on issues of justice, human rights, migration and the environment. The texts of their addresses follow.

Ensuring human rights and the rule of law among UN member-states hinges on realizing the supremacy of democracy at international level, UN Resident Coordinator disclosed.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said it has been doing its level best to develop the public's culture on the respect and protection of human rights.